Friday, November 27, 2009

The Good is Oft Interred With Their Bones

“Quello che voi siete noi eravamo, Quello che noi siamo voi sarete.”
Capucin Crypt below the Church of Santa Maria della Concezione
Via Veneto, 27 – Piazza Barberini
Rome, Italy
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7 comments:

  1. ElizabethNovember 27, 2009 at 4:17 PM

    this is kind of gruesome but definitely exquisite...

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  2. Lindsey WoodsNovember 27, 2009 at 6:55 PM

    Apparently it was very common around this time to use Human Bones as decoration in churches. The Cemeteries were extremely overcrowded. I heard the Cemetery in Florence has graves as much as 50 deep, and it is almost entirely modern. There were artists who specialized in decorating with human bones. There is a church outside of Prague with the most intricate chandeliers made entirely out of Human Bones. This particular church was a crypt expressly for clergy and Monks. Though it borders on the macabre, I have to say there is really no experience like being in the presence of the skeleton of a saint. I can only imagine how it would feel to be around so many HOLY BONES!

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  3. Lindsey WoodsNovember 27, 2009 at 6:56 PM

    I want someone to make a zombie movie, where the bones from one of these churches reassembles themselves in to full skeleton armies to stalk and torment the souls of the living!

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  4. Lindsey WoodsNovember 27, 2009 at 7:05 PM

    also I am impressed at how closely the bones are patterned after Baroque style. (it was done in the Baroque period from my understanding) but it seems marginally disrespectful and somewhat absurd to fashion the bones of the ancient after a modern whim. Or rather, the baroque period seems far too late of a time for this sort of art/decor to be socially acceptable. Also, strange that they seemed to have the intention of having the crypt on display, thus necessitating decoration...? Most of the bone churches I've seen seem to make a bit more sense than this one (in terms of style and social climate)

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  5. Lindsey WoodsNovember 27, 2009 at 7:07 PM

    I mean Baroque is the MODERN AGE!
    we don't play with bones on this side of human history!?! It's Taboo!

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  6. J. M. PeralezDecember 7, 2009 at 9:19 PM

    I will make that movie.

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  7. Lindsey WoodsDecember 7, 2009 at 9:51 PM

    COPYRIGHTED!!!! well, I am not very ambitious. just give me royalties. you are going to make a TON of money off of this.

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